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Summary of Contents for Playbook 16GB

Page 1: ...BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet User Guide Version 1 0 5 ...

Page 2: ...SWDT1526983 1526983 0615010201 001 ...

Page 3: ... using BlackBerry Bridge 15 Tips for using BlackBerry Bridge 15 Troubleshooting BlackBerry Bridge 16 Pictures 17 Viewing your pictures 17 Videos 18 Playing videos 18 Music 19 Playing your music 19 Creating playlists and organizing your music 19 Music Store 21 Buy and download music 21 Podcasts 22 Downloading and subscribing to podcasts 22 Camera 23 Taking pictures 23 Recording videos 23 Video chat...

Page 4: ...es 32 Change browser options 33 Troubleshooting Browser 33 Battery and power 34 Turning off your tablet and using standby mode 34 Extending your battery life 34 Connections 35 Wi Fi 35 Bluetooth technology 38 Keyboard and typing 40 Typing with the touch screen keyboard 40 Facebook 41 Navigating Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook tablets 41 Contacting your friends 41 Posting and tagging photos and vi...

Page 5: ...Sheet to Go 44 Creating and editing spreadsheets 44 Legal notice 45 ...

Page 6: ...Getting started Getting to know your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet Watch the video Watch all videos User Guide Getting started 4 ...

Page 7: ...User Guide Getting started 5 ...

Page 8: ...Using the touch screen Watch the video Here are some common gestures to help you get started using your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet User Guide Getting started 6 ...

Page 9: ...ctures and more touch the screen and slide your finger up and down or right and left Pinch To zoom in and out of a webpage picture or other content touch the screen with your finger and thumb and pinch them together or apart User Guide Getting started 7 ...

Page 10: ...o move an item from one place to another touch and hold the item Slide your finger to the position where you want it Gestures to use with your BlackBerry PlayBook Watch the video User Guide Getting started 8 ...

Page 11: ...ional features options and help in the menu In an app swipe down from the top frame onto the screen To close the menu tap away from the menu Switch between apps You can flip between your open apps without having to return to the home screen In an app swipe in from the left or right frame onto the screen User Guide Getting started 9 ...

Page 12: ... time keep an eye on your battery power level change system options and more In an app swipe in from the top left frame onto the screen Close an app Show the home screen to minimize the app Touch the minimized app and swipe up Switch between views on the home screen Swipe left or right in the lower part of the home screen User Guide Getting started 10 ...

Page 13: ... tablet In addition to the personalization suggestions listed here the Options menu provides many additional settings you can use to customize your PlayBook tablet Set the date and time on the home screen In the status bar tap Date and Time To set up a custom clock on the home screen tap the Clock application Change the keyboard type In the status bar tap Keyboard Tap a keyboard type Set a passwor...

Page 14: ...en Tap If you re on the home screen on the status bar tap Return to what you were doing Tap away from the status bar Dismiss a notification Tap View a specific type of notification On the status bar tap the icon for the type of notification that you want to see Jump to the related app Tap the notification message For example if you tap an email notification the email opens in the Messages app Stat...

Page 15: ...ates If an update is available click the update to update your version of the BlackBerry Desktop Software 2 Click Device Switch devices 3 Click the icon for your current tablet 4 Select the media files applications or settings you want to transfer and select the appropriate options 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to back up your tablet data and connect your new tablet to your computer 6 Cl...

Page 16: ...r tablet home screen BlackBerry Messenger Communicate virtually instantly with other BlackBerry users It s everything you love about BBM on your tablet Messages Takeadvantageofthereadingpaneandlargerscreenonyourtablettoworkthroughyourmessage inbox more quickly Attach files from your tablet or smartphone Calendar Keep on top of your schedule at a glance with Day and Month views or a convenient spli...

Page 17: ...s on your tablet to scan the barcode Tips for using BlackBerry Bridge Lock BlackBerry Bridge You can lock BlackBerry Bridge to prevent access to your BlackBerry smartphone data Your smartphone password is required to unlock BlackBerry Bridge On the home screen in the status bar tap Lock Bridge View email for a specific address If you have multiple email addresses on your BlackBerry smartphone like...

Page 18: ...that the Bluetooth connection on your smartphone is turned on and that your smartphone is within range I can t reconnect to my BlackBerry smartphone Verify that the Bluetooth connection on your smartphone is turned on and that your smartphone is within range The BlackBerry Bridge app on your smartphone might not be set to automatically connect to your tablet Try opening BlackBerry Bridge and conne...

Page 19: ...e left or right Pan a picture When you are zoomed into a picture touch and drag in any direction Delete a picture Tap a picture Swipe down from the top frame Tap Delete Set a picture as your wallpaper Tap a picture Swipe down from the top frame Tap Set as Wallpaper Play a slideshow Tap an album Tap a picture Tap Move pictures between your tablet and your computer Connect your tablet and computer u...

Page 20: ...deo Tap the screen Tap Delete a video Swipe down from the top frame Tap Tap a video Tap Play a video using HDMI Connect your tablet and an HDMI display such as a TV projector or computer monitor using the HDMI cable Record a video Swipe down from the top frame Tap Take Videos Move videos between your tablet and your computer Connect your tablet and computer using a USB cable On your computer open ...

Page 21: ... All Enter the title or artist you re looking for Jump to a specific song or album On the All Songs or Albumscreen swipe up from the bottom left corner Enter the first letters of the song or album Click Return to jump to that section of your music list Control music from the status bar Tap Tap or Creating playlists and organizing your music Watch the video Your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet comes wit...

Page 22: ...ts from your computer to your tablet Connect your tablet and computer using a USB cable On your computer open the BlackBerry Desktop Software Click Music and complete the instructions on the screen to add playlists that you created using a music library such as Windows Media Player or iTunes User Guide Music 20 ...

Page 23: ...ame Tap Clear the Allow explicit content checkbox Create a 7digital account Swipe down from the top frame Tap Sign In Create 7digital account Enter your information Tap Sign Me Up Add or change your payment method Swipe down from the top frame Tap Sign In Enter your login information Tap Update Access your music Tap the Music icon My Purchases In case of accidental deletion you can download your m...

Page 24: ...load a podcast Tap a podcast Download Display an indicator when new podcasts have downloaded Tap Select the Display new Podcast alerts checkbox Turn off explicit content Tap Clear the Allow explicit content checkbox Set how many podcast episodes your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet keeps Tap Change the When new episodes arrive keep field Subscribe to a podcast channel Tap a podcast channel Tap Subscrib...

Page 25: ... Swipe down from the top frame until more modes appear Tap the one you want to use Look at pictures you took Swipe down from the top frame Tap Camera Pictures Zoom in or out on a subject Tap Show more camera options Tap the screen Record a video from the camera screen Tap Recording videos Watch the video Record crisp clear 1080p high definition videos with your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet no matter...

Page 26: ...ory for both tablets Starting Audio and Video Chats The first time you start the Video Chat application on your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet you must enter a BlackBerry ID email address for the person that you want to talk to The next time you can either select a contact from the contacts list or enter a new email address Start a video chat Enter the BlackBerry ID email address for the person you wa...

Page 27: ... or change a contact picture Tap the contact picture Tap a new image Zoom and position the new image Tap Done Back Delete a contact Tap Swipedownfromthetopframe Tap Taptoselect a contact Tap View chat history You can review the list of incoming and outgoing chats in order to return a chat request or add a contact The History View does not appear until you have at least one incoming or outgoing cha...

Page 28: ...the top frame 2 Tap 3 Set the Do Not Disturb switch to On Troubleshooting Video chat Issue Possible cause or solution I can t start a video chat Verify that you are connected to a Wi Fi network or try connecting to a different Wi Fi network My chat was dropped TryconnectingtoadifferentWi Finetwork Youcannotswitch Wi Fi networks during a call I want to improve the chat quality You or the person you...

Page 29: ...es or meetings with a single tap Voice notes are listed by the date and time that you record them Record a voice note Tap To stop recording tap Stop or pause the playback Tap or tap Delete a voice note Swipe down from the top frame Tap Edit Tap a voice note Tap Delete User Guide Voice notes 27 ...

Page 30: ...deleted or pending 1 If prompted enter your BlackBerry ID to log in 2 Search for an app or tap the app you want to download To download a free or trial version of an app if available tap Install or Download Trial To buy an app tap Purchase Buy Now Update an app Tap My World Upgrade Complete the instructions on the screen Delete or remove an app Tap an app Tap Delete Update your BlackBerry ID accou...

Page 31: ...date Swipe down from the top frame Set the Date switch to On Edit a clock Tap a clock Change the options Add a new clock Swipe down from the top frame Tap New Clock Set options for the time zones and clock face To close the options tap away from the options panel Delete a clock Tap a clock Tap Delete You can t delete your Home Clock Time laps with the stopwatch Tap the stopwatch Tap Start Lap Set ...

Page 32: ...D connection is broken You will need to re establish the bond Managing VPN profiles Add a new VPN profile Swipe down from the top frame Tap Security VPN Add New Complete the fields Tap Save View the details of a VPN profile Swipe down from the top frame Tap Security VPN Import a certificate from your computer using a Wi Fi connection 1 If Wi Fi file sharing is not turned on on your BlackBerry Play...

Page 33: ...ate file browser window navigate to and copy the certificate 6 On the tablet drive on your computer navigate to the Certs folder and paste the certificate 7 Tap Next 8 On your tablet swipe down from the top frame 9 Tap Security Certificates Import User Guide Security 31 ...

Page 34: ...art to zoom in or zoom out Double tap to zoom in to an image or a column of text Open a file that you downloaded Swipe down from the top frame Tap Hide the navigation bar On the navigation bar tap Show the navigation bar Swipe down from the top frame Tap Bookmarking webpages Bookmark a page in your browser Go to the page Tap Tap Add to Bookmarks Add a bookmark on your home screen Go to the page Ta...

Page 35: ... browser Tap Privacy Security Set the Private Browsing switch to On Delete saved data Tap Privacy Security Clear All Share your location with websites Some websites use your location to show you customized content Tap Permissions Set the Allow Websites to Access My Location switch to On Troubleshooting Browser Issue Possible cause or solution I can t play a song or video on a web page The media fo...

Page 36: ...ife charge it regularly close applications that you re not using and keep it out of the sun and other hot places Also consider the following guidelines Dim the screen On the status bar tap Screen Change the Brightness setting Turn off the screen automatically On the status bar tap Screen Change the Backlight Time out field Enter standby mode automatically On the status bar tap Screen Change the St...

Page 37: ...type the network password 4 Tap Connect Connect using a Wi Fi Protected Setup button Tap Wi Fi Use WPS Press WPS Button on Router On your Wi Fi router press the button On your tablet tap Start Connect using a Wi Fi Protected Setup PIN code Tap Wi Fi Use WPS Enter PIN into Router Start On the administration screen for your Wi Fi router type the PIN displayed Connect manually If you want to connect ...

Page 38: ...outer if you re connecting to an enterprise Wi Fi network talk to your administrator if you re connecting to a hotspot see the information provided about the hotspot or talk to an employee at the hotspot who might have details about how to connect Option Description Name Enter the name that you want to see in your list of saved Wi Fi networks SSID If the Wi Fi network is hidden type the SSID the n...

Page 39: ...at you re in a Wi Fi coverage area If you re connecting to a home network see if other wireless devices are able to connect If you re connecting to an enterprise Wi Fi network or a hotspot talk to your administrator or an employee at the hotspot Verify that the time on your tablet is synchronized with the network time If the times are different it could prevent your tablet from connecting for exam...

Page 40: ...t uses a supported Bluetooth profile The first time you connect to a device you pair it with your tablet Your tablet remembers paired devices and usually connects to them automatically whenever they re in range For information about connecting your tablet to a BlackBerry smartphone see the BlackBerry Bridge section of the Help 1 On the status bar tap Bluetooth 2 Set the Bluetooth switch to On 3 Ta...

Page 41: ...P Your tablet uses this profile to connect to your BlackBerry smartphone through the BlackBerry Bridge application I can t connect to a Bluetooth device Try the following actions Verify that the Bluetooth enabled device is compatible with your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet Check the information that came with the Bluetooth enabled device to find out what Bluetooth profiles it uses and verify that you...

Page 42: ...CAP lock tap the Shift key again Type a symbol Tap the 123 sym key If the symbol you re looking for isn t displayed tap the More Symbols key Type an accented or special character Touch and hold a letter key to display a list of accented versions of the letter and special characters Tap the accented or special character Type a number in a text field Tap the 123 sym key Tap the number To show the st...

Page 43: ... New Message Write on a friend s wall Tap a friend s profile picture Tap the Write Something field Chat with a friend Tap Chat Tap a friend s name Turn off chat Swipe down from the top frame Tap Set the Chat switch to Off Posting and tagging photos and videos Post a photo or video Tap Tap a photo or video Tap Open Tag friends in a photo or video Open a photo or video Tap the photo or video Tap Pos...

Page 44: ...Write a comment field Like an item Tap Like Adding friends and pages Send a friend request Tap Everyone Typeaname Taptheperson sprofilepicture TapAddasfriend Add a Page to your Pages list Tap Pages Type a page name Tap the page Tap Like User Guide Facebook 42 ...

Page 45: ...ent location Create a new document Tap New Document Open a document Tap Browse Tap a file that you want to open Tap OK Save a document Swipe down from the top frame Tap the Save icon Word To Go icons Change the font Change text alignment Increase or decrease an indent Apply a font style Find the word count for a document Apply paragraph formatting User Guide Word to Go 43 ...

Page 46: ...rom the top frame Tap the Save icon Change the font Tap Font Change number formatting Tap Number Hide a column or row Tap the column or row that you want to hide Tap To show a column or row again tap Clear a cell Tap the cell that you want to clear Tap Apply a font style to a cell Tap the cell that you want to apply a font style to Tap or User Guide Sheet to Go 44 ...

Page 47: ...ance trustworthiness legality decency links or any other aspect of Third Party Products and Services The inclusion of a reference to Third Party Products and Services in this documentation does not imply endorsement by RIM of the Third Party Products and Services or the third party in any way EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN YOUR JURISDICTION ALL CONDITIONS ENDORSE...

Page 48: ...e BlackBerry Internet Service Check with your service provider for availability roaming arrangements service plans and features Installation or use of Third Party Products and Services with RIM s products and services may require one or more patent trademark copyright or other licenses in order to avoid infringement or violation of third party rights You are solely responsible for determining whet...

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